Woman accused of stealing from elderly client

A former employee at a Gulf Breeze assisted living facility has been arrested on allegations she wrote checks to herself using a resident’s checkbook, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Andi Michelle Shaw, 24, of Gulf Breeze has been charged with 11 counts of writing bad checks, 11 counts of forgery, one count of exploitation of the elderly and one count of larceny.

On July 30, a client of The Blake assisted living facility reported thousands of dollars worth of checks had been written without their authorization. The resident reported that their bank statements said the checks had been endorsed by Shaw.

In an interview with an investigator Aug. 4, Shaw allegedly confessed to taking the checks from the resident’s dresser drawer, forging the victim’s signature and issuing herself $4,600 worth of checks to pay for daycare and bills.

Shaw was taken into custody Wednesday, and has since been released on $14,000 bond, according to jail records.